Rick Ross Discusses C.O. Past

While doing promo for his new album, Mastermind, which hit stores earlier this week, Rick Ross spoke on his past as a corrections officer.

During a recent interview with Sway on MTV’s RapFix Live, Rick Ross was asked about lyrics from his Mastermind song “Rich Is Gangsta,” where he addresses his past as a C.O.

On “Rich Is Gangsta,” Ross spit:

“Feds tore apart the squad n*gga/ that’s why I had to play the part n*gga / That wasn’t me, it was a job n*gga / It gets deeper, that was just a start, n*gga.”

Ross said of the lyrics:

That particular line… most definitely referred to me being a C.O.

He went on to explain to Sway:

[And] That being a job and just understanding the grind and the hustle and anything else I may have done. It’s just a job, it’s a hustle baby.

Sway then went on to ask, does he think if he just said that in the beginning there would not have been that much controversial backlash, to which Ross replied:

I wouldn’t change nothing, you under-dig? Because to me it’s about who Rozay is… It’s about me. Anywhere I go, when I step in the room, I put it down. People know it’s authentic right here, they know it’s real, so it was nothing that I was personally threatened with, I was just ready to move on. Let’s go get this money, let’s make this music.

He adds:

And right now, to feed my family, I’d do it again. To feed my kids, I’d go get it. We gonna get it. My whole team gonna go get it. We gonna win. And that’s with everything we ever did. I’ve been winning though.

Watch Rick Ross’ interview with Sway as he discusses his C.O. past below:

You can also watch the full episode of RapFix, which features DJ Khaled, Big Sean, JUSTICE League And Fat Trel along with Rick Ross.

Bonus: The official trailer to Rick Ross’ upcoming “Rich Is Gangsta” video.

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i know plenty of crooked cops and COs. niggas be acting like ross was a cop and was arresting niggas. like he said, it was a job. i know cops who have been caught selling drugs. even politicians can be crooked. so just because a niigga is a CO, doesn’t automatically mean that he’s some stand up clean guy

Keepin it a 100

Do you want to know what your dirty COs do to prisoners? You fucking faggot?

jwadgallery_law6

lol, so i should feel bad that prisoners get treated badly? lol.

Keepin it a 100

Yea, just like you should feel bad if black men, or white men, or anybody get treated badly by pigs.

jwadgallery_law6

so the guy that killed my mom and got life in jail should be treated well?

Keepin it a 100

Did everyone locked up kill your mom? Shit most of the prison population is locked up due to being caught with drugs.

You would know this if you weren’t so in love with a fraud who raps shitty about being a “King pin.”

jwadgallery_law6

most people involved with drugs (large enough to be doing serious numbers) have robbed, killed, and ruined peoples lives. i will admit that some prisoners are innocent, but if you knowingly do anything illegal, you know must accept the consequences for your actions. that includes getting arrested , going to jail, and possibly being mistreated

oblo

Jwadg – You make a lot of sense.

Anselmo Melchor

Here we have a 13 year-old caliming to Know crooked CO’s, police officers, drug dealers and politicians. I love how good he can use the comment sections of a website.if thats the case im the guy banging your mom right now.

Come on. We’ve heard all this BS before. There is no way you can defend Rick Ross. He’s a fake rapper that hasn’t seen any of the stuff he talks about. It would’ve been wise if he said it at the beginning of his career and told stories from a third person perspective like Nas. We would show him more respect then. But he comes out claiming to be a drug kingpin and uses an actual dealers name. Thats how people get fucked up. You should go see CB4. It will shoe you what being a fake rapper really is.

exit9bossup

Aint nobody knockin the nigga for bein a clean guy dude..the point is the nigga boostin like he a real boss got caught & dead ass lied..u talkin like he a real nigga if he was a crooked cop all dat mean is he hid behind a mfin badge guy..if u workin with the hook or the feds u a bitch point blank..some aint right with niggas na man how old is u dawg?

Pat Graham

you would think if he was a crooked C.O. that would fit into his whole persona when he first started rapping. the fact it took him about 6 years to actually talk about makes him look like a dumbass, and a fake rapper.

pyramosteu

He’s got another job as a rapper, so why the over the top glorification of being a gangsta when you can clearly rap about your time as a CO? If those pictures never came out would you have admitted it? I would never touch a Pigs badge in my life

buckthaworld

Who cares dude. That’s what wrong with hip hop fans nowadays and why Hip Hop watered down alot, its because of fans like you, you look at this rappers as “role models”, seriously who cares if he slanged or didn’t or was a cop or wasn’t or who fucking cares if he raps about being a drug lord, its just music man, entertainment simple as that who cares. This is coming from soneone that doesnt even fuck with Rick Ross at all. If you start looking at rappers as role models than you my friend need a new genre or new hobby, or on top of that most of the rappers that rap about trap or street shit is fake according to you. My only problem with Ross is he isn’t even a good rapper, hes just an ignorant rapper that dont know how to paint pictures in rap songs he makes it seem everything to do is cool and no conquences come along with it. There’s alot of great street rappers that acually tell a story on a track and make dope music.

pyramosteu

problem with hip hop fans like you is that they are apathetic to real shit. the prison industrial complex is some real shit niggaz gotta be on the look out for. white people like jimmy iovine will continue to monopolize of the misfortunes of black people because of ignorants like yourself. the relationship of entertainment for black folk and white folk is totally different. there is a reason hip hop exists. there is a legacy and a history to the world. im far above the age of finding a role model to guide me through in life. however life is better real and not fake. fuck the pigs, fuck the system, fuck the government, fuck the minstrels and fuck any ppl tryna put you to sleep. theres real shit out there and its because of apathetic purposeless soulless persons like yourself that people dont fuck with one thing … REALITY AKA REAL LIFE

buckthaworld

So real shit is rapping against the government and what? Lol wtf is you’re point? A rapper has to be street to rap the street life is what you’re saying? Not ONE rapper you could name right now ever lived 50% of the shit that they rap about, not even Biggie not even Pac, not even Big L. What makes you real from other niggaz? Rappers are nothing more than artists. Creative rappers make creative music that include the hard chips that come along the dope game. Ignorant rappers like Rick Ross music basically just scrap the top. All am saying is you dont have to live the street life to rap about it as long as you got knowledge and what not. You need a new hobby bro, seriously. Music is not for you, go listen to some country music where rednecks rap about their trucks & beers. And LOL @ catagorizing “entertainment” into a race thing, what a fucking ignorant idiot. Get educated please.

pyramosteu

ur obviously not black or u some type of coon, I understand why u mad son lol. hip hop is a reflection of black culture u dumb fuck. the understanding of the reality of it is attached to the what white people consider the ‘under class’ race more than anyone else moron which is why public enemy, kool herc, talib kweli, lauryn hill and dead prez are not white. black people dont live out on the ‘streets’ u twat. like I said my argument is for music about reality fucktwit not ‘street life’

WuForLife

You have some real misguided anger, son.

pyramosteu

I bet you love the song Rock N Roll Nigger produced by Jimmy Iovine as well right!

WuForLife

How about all the black rappers who use the word cracker or other dumb shit like that. It gets a pass but when a white person says nigger one time in his life he earns his ticket to hell. Jimmy Iovine is satan himself to you, but you must be an angel saying all the hateful shit towards white people. Hold yourself to the same fucking standard.

pyramosteu

U gonna complain about black people using the word cracker and ur name is ‘wuforlife’? BTW george washington employed a ‘fuckload’ of black men as well. You know what they called those black dudes right??? Because you are a fucktwit u assume the dude iovine said Nigger one time in his life even though IT IS THE NAME OF HIS RECORD, that is an insanely hilarious statement. I’m sure your regularly fighting for the equal opportunities of the people who put up websites like niggermania.com, slave traders, klu klux klan affliates, yknow hitlers and all those genocidal white maniacs ya’ll probably fuck with. When white folk stop raping third world nations with IMF debt, colonizing and destroying african nations, discontinue bombing asian and arab countries with white phosphorous, cluster bombs, depleted uranium and stop spamming black youtube channels with nigger this and nigger that … then maybe just maybe … your bullshit just might be some food for thought but until then its just cracker talk

WuForLife

Wow man you are angry as fuck. Go direct that somewhere else. Turn the fuck down. Seriously dude. No chance I am reading all of that.

WuForLife

If Jimmy Iovine uttered one sentence of anger towards black people the way you seem to towards white people you would piss yourself. But you get some pass to spew hatred all day? Fucking worthless person. There is zero chance you have had any sort of decent college education.

WuForLife

The fuck is your issue with Jimmy Iovine? He actually employed a fuck load of black men. And made them way better of then they were. Don’t go on some witch hunt talking out of your ass.

pyramosteu

Oh fuck! Thank you mr.whiteman for employing us black folk here! We couldnt have made hip hop music what it is without you boss! Want me to shine your shoes as well massa?

WuForLife

So he must have had a gun to 50 cent, Dr Dre, Slaughterhouse, and Schoolboy Q head forcing them to sign a deal like slaves. Lol. All of those artists made a decision to work with him, and it worked out for them. Being skeptical is good, but at your level is going to keep you at a $7 an hour job. You are very angry and misguided like I said. Don’t act like you know everything with your GED.

pyramosteu

My GED was solely on the misdirection of white guilt towards baseless internet and arguments and Wu-Tang.

WuForLife

Very good. I hope you use it to franchise an Arby’s one day. Just don’t scream at your employees and customers.

YoungViz

this jacket ross is wearing…looks like its from a female….hes fat and the jacket is tight as fuck makes him look like a faggot.
And shit what the fuck is he talking about, G talk? Oh god I feel dumber after this.
Of course it was a job, nobody has a problem with it, point is, dude stealing a drug king pins name and acting like hes a real G what the fuck mayne. And after all these things were exposed this dude still holds on

Keepin it a 100

“Of course it was a job, nobody has a problem with it”

I gotta problem with it, he ain’t no better than a pig.

YoungViz

well I guess this depends on the country. Corrupt cops are everywhere, even here in germany but it isnt as awful as in the US..

Anselmo Melchor

I’ve said it before, everything he talks about in his music, does not sound legit at all. Usually when someone has lived it, they can give you images with their lyrics. Just listen to Wu-tang clan, Jay-z’s early work, nas, 50 Cent, hell even Kendrick Lamar. Their lyrics paint pictures, Ross’s music is just fantasy and only scrapes the top of the plate. If he did sell drugs, it was probably just dime sacks of reggie.